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Old Oct 5, 2015 | 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by WillCAD
This is the first I've heard of these. I'd have to drive through one to really get a sense of it, but my first impression is that they'll confuse the hell out of most people. And they seem intended for interstates, which by definition get a lot of non-local traffic, so while locals may get used to them, the transient traffic which frequents them will still have to deal with the WTH factor.
I drove through one the first time and got thrown off slightly (and I'm from MA, the land of rotaries/traffic circles/random lane drops/old layouts). But, just follow the signs and one should be fine. The roads are overengineered in the turns to force people to see that clearly they should continue in a forward direction without turning (for those wishing to continue "straight through" from one side to another).
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